Unabridged: 2026 Mid-Year Book Check-In with Sara Hildreth and Cree Myles

*Patreon and Substack-only bonus episode teaser, click here for the full episode * Now that we’re officially halfway through 2026, it’s time for a little mid-year book check-in with friends of the pod, Cree Myles ( All Ways Black ) and Sara Hildreth ( Fiction Matters )! Together, we gush about the books we loved (and hated) from the first half of the year, the titles we’re most excited for in the second half of the year, and all the bookish trends defining 2026.

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